“Thank you, Mom." Luke did not reject her. This was the elderly''s blessing. He epted the gifts on


    behalf of Bianca.


    "Mom, there''s a box of vitamins in the bag. It''s for Old Master Norman. Please give it to him when you


    head there," said Luke. He did wish to visit Old Master Norman, but he had to prepare something for


    him. That was why he reminded Luca to get something for them.


    That way, Queenie could bring the gifts along with her when she visited him.


    Luke did not have to socialize that much either.


    Queenie nodded. She smiled and said, "Thank you for being thoughtful."


    "It was Bianca who reminded me," said Luke. Luca was reminded of her grandparents who were


    rted to her. That was why she mentioned it to Luke.


    Luke was allowed to use being busy as an excuse to escape from socializing, but one had to prepare


    gifts and send regards to them.


    "Bianca reminded you?" Queenie was surprised. She said excitedly, "Is Bianca starting to remember


    things now?"


    Queenie had been texting with Biancately. Bianca was still as busy as usual. She would have to wait


    until the next day to receive a reply from Bianca if she sent a message today.


    It was already considered fast. Sometimes, she would have to wait until the third day.


    "No. She mentioned it when I told her about preparing New Year gifts." Luke lied to her. He knew


    Queenie would get excited when she heard Bianca''s name. Hence, before he mentioned it to her, he


    had already found an excuse.


    Queenie was slightly disappointed and muttered, "She hasn''t gotten her memories back..."


    "After everything that she''s gone through, I guess it''s better for her not to remember those things," said


    Luke.


    He did not have many feelings when he said that as Bianca was just right beside him, and she did not


    lose her memory.


    She still loved him and the kids. That was why there was not much emotion on his face.


    Queenie nodded, agreeing with what Luke said. It was almost time for lunch. She did not continue to


    ask Luke about Bianca. Instead, she stood up and said, "Okay. Wait here. I''m going to prepare lunch."


    Tommy looked at Jack and asked, “Grandpa, can we y with toys?"


    “Of course. Your grandma bought some new toys for you. Off you go," Jack replied happily. His


    grandchildren were different from the other children.


    The other children at their age could not be bothered to y with toys. Most of them yed mobile


    games.


    However, Luke''s kids preferred reading and ying puzzle games.


    He did not have to worry about them.


    “Grandpa and Grandma are the best!" Tommy pped his hands excitedly. He grabbed Lanie''s and


    Rainie''s hands and headed upstairs.


    They came to visit their grandparents, but they were not interested in the conversation between the


    adults. That was why Tommy suggested going upstairs to y games. Luke did not stop them either.


    Luke shifted his gaze after watching the kids head upstairs and disappear from his sight.


    "Luke, I have something to discuss with you. Let''s go to my study," Jack stood up and said.


    “Sure." Luke rose to his feet and headed to Jack''s study upstairs.


    After Jack closed the door behind him, he sat on the sofa. He knew Luke would be taking the kids here


    to visit them. Thus, he ced a pot of tea on the coffee table in front of the sofa earlier.


    “Would you like to have some tea?" Jack asked.


    “Okay. Let me do it." Luke waited for Jack to start talking while he poured two cups of tea.


    Luke handed one of the cups to Jack and said, “Dad, here''s your tea."


    “Thank you." Jack admired Luke''s sophistication. Then, he said, “I asked you toe up here to


    discuss a few things with you."


    “Go ahead." Luke waited for him to go straight to the point.


    “Why didn''t Lucae along with you?" Luca''s situation was what Jack was most concerned about.


    Jack had two daughters. He had already given up on Leia and no longer cared about her. He only had


    Luca left.


    Even though Luca had been kidnapped and went missing for three years, she still cared for them. That


    was the reason Jack cared so much about Luca.


    Luca cared about her parents. As a father, Jack would also be concerned about his daughter.


    “She thinks that she''s in no position toe, and she was worried that she''d cause misunderstandings


    if she came," said Luke.


    “How could she..." Jack wanted to me her, but he realized that he could not continue with the rest of


    the sentence.


    There was a reason that Luca was worried.


    Queenie had no idea about Luca''s true identity by far. It was to protect her. If Luca came here together


    with Luke, Queenie would have suspected them.


    Luca chose not toe together with him as it could avoid many troubles indeed.


    “She rejected our invitation when we asked her toe here to countdown to the new year together."


    ack sounded a little depressed.


    Even though he was a senior official, that did not change anything.


    Jack could only protect the citizens, but he failed to protect his daughter.


    Regarding this matter, he had no choice but to wait for Luke to investigate the matter because of his


    status and identity.


    "Luca doesn''t want to cause any trouble now," Luke exined on behalf of Luca.


    He knew why she would make such a decision too.


    The more memories she created with them, the harder it was for her to leave them.


    If Luca had something holding her back, she would have more weaknesses that could be used against


    her.


    Luke understood it well.


    If it were not for him who offended the Ind of Despair back then, the woman he loved would not have


    suffered for so many years.


    Hence, it all boiled down to one thing. He was the one who caused Luca to end up like this today.


    Even so, he would not let go of her easily.


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    He had to be the one who protected the woman he loved the most.


    “I hope that your men can find out something as soon as possible and help her to escape from those


    sufferings.” Jack heaved a sigh.


    Luke nodded. There were many things he had yet to tell Jack, like how others could not help him on


    this matter.


    "One more thing. The decision to develop the suburban areas was made before the holidays started.


    The government had decided to develop thend. They didn''t appoint anypanies to do their


    project. Thepanies will have to join the tender and win the bid. And they''ll probably release the


    notice after the new year. Plus, the conference should be held around the end of March or April," said


    Jack.


    Luke was not surprised to hear that. He had already found out about the development of the suburban


    areas.


    He just did not expect the decision to be made so quickly.


    Previously, the Environmental Protection Agency had been opposing it, iming that the development


    would ruin the ecosystem.


    It was on the news, so he did not expect the government to convince them so quickly.


    "There must be some special conditions for the development this time," said Luke.


    Jack picked up his cup of tea and took a sip. Then, he looked at Luke in admiration and said, "Yes.


    There are special conditions, indeed. They proposed high requirements for a green environment to


    convince those environmentalists to ept thend development in that area. You have to be prepared


    for it. Given the conditions, you''re not allowed to ruin the ecosystem there. You also have to make sure


    the greening rate there is higher than before."


    "As expected..." Luke took a sip of the tea.


    “Why? Do you think it''s difficult?" Jack asked. He thought such a small issue would not be difficult for


    Luke to handle.